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Court rules Fischer can be sent to U.S.

TOKYO, JAPAN — A Japanese court dismissed a request to halt deportation proceedings against fugitive chess legend Bobby Fischer, his lawyers said Friday.

Fischer is wanted in the United States for allegedly violating international sanctions on the former Yugoslavia and was detained in Japan last month when trying to travel on an invalid American passport. He has been battling a deportation order to the United States.

The Tokyo District Court rejected the request to have Japanese immigration officials halt procedures to deport him, his legal team said.

Fischer's lawyers immediately filed an appeal with the Tokyo High Court, calling the decision unjust and unreasonable.